Definition

1. Onomatopoeia / Adjective:
   • Rustling: A word that imitates the soft, whispering, crackling, or swishing sound produced by dry leaves, paper, silk, or new starched fabric rubbing together or moving.
   • Describing a rustling sound: Used to describe something that makes such a light, repetitive, friction-based sound.

Usage Examples

• As an onomatopoeia/adjective:
  • Nghe tiếng sột soạt của lá khô dưới chân. (Listen to the rustling of dry leaves underfoot.)
  • Tấm vải mới phát ra tiếng sột soạt. (The new fabric makes a rustling sound.)
  • Trong đêm yên tĩnh, chỉ còn tiếng gió thổi sột soạt qua kẽ lá. (In the quiet night, there was only the wind blowing with a rustle through the leaves.)

Advanced Usage

• Describing subtle, furtive movements: Can imply a light, secretive, or cautious movement accompanied by this sound.
  • Có tiếng động sột soạt trong bụi cây, làm tôi giật mình. (There was a rustling sound in the bushes, which startled me.)
• Evoking atmosphere: Often used in literary descriptions to create an auditory image of a quiet, natural, or eerie setting.

Variants and Related Words

• Sột soạt is a primary onomatopoeic word. Related descriptive words include:
  • Xào xạc (onomatopoeia): Also describes a rustling sound, often of leaves, but can be slightly louder or more substantial than sột soạt.
  • Lạo xạo (onomatopoeia): Describes a crunching or crackling sound, like stepping on dry leaves or crumpling stiff paper.

Synonyms

• Tiếng xào xạc (rustling sound)
• Tiếng rì rào (murmuring, rustling - often of leaves or water)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Sột soạt như tằm ăn rỗi: (Rustling like silkworms eating mulberry leaves) An idiom describing a continuous, light, and rapid rustling or munching sound.
  • Bọn trẻ ăn bánh quy sột soạt như tằm ăn rỗi. (The children ate the biscuits with a sound like silkworms munching.)

adj

1. rustling

noun

1. rustle